Bus Stop is a 26-episode American drama which aired on ABC from October 1, 1961, until March 25, 1962, starring Marilyn Maxwell as Grace Sherwood, the owner of a bus station and diner in the fictitious town of Sunrise in the Colorado Rockies. The program was adapted from William Inge's play, Bus Stop, and Inge was a script consultant for the series, which followed the lives of travelers passing through the bus station and the diner. Maxwell's co-stars were Richard Anderson as District Attorney Glenn Wagner, Rhodes Reason as Sheriff Will Mayberry, Joan Freeman as waitress Elma Gahrigner, Bernard Kates as Ralph the coroner, and Buddy Ebsen as Virge Blessing.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Afternoon of a Cowboy | 1961-10-01 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Success Story | 1961-10-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Resurrection of Annie Ahearn | 1961-10-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Covering Darkness | 1961-10-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Portrait of a Hero | 1961-10-29 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Glass Jungle | 1961-11-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Cherie | 1961-11-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Accessory by Consent | 1961-11-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | The Man From Bootstrap | 1961-11-26 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | A Lion Walks Among Us | 1961-12-03 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Call Back Yesterday | 1961-12-10 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | ...And the Pursuit of Evil | 1961-12-17 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | The Runaways | 1961-12-24 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Jaws of Darkness | 1961-12-31 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Summer Lightning | 1962-01-07 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Cry to Heaven | 1962-01-14 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | The Stubborn Stumbos | 1962-01-21 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Turn Home Again | 1962-01-28 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | How Does Charlie Feel? | 1962-02-04 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Put Your Dreams Away | 1962-02-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | The Opposite Virtues | 1962-02-18 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | The Ordeal of Kevin Brooke | 1962-02-25 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 23 | Door Without a Key | 1962-03-04 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 24 | Verdict of 12 | 1962-03-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 25 | County General | 1962-03-18 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 26 | I Kiss Your Shadow | 1962-03-25 | 60 min |
| Production | Roy Huggins | Producer |
